Tag: China
China-Vatican deal on bishops’ appointments not ‘side element of some diplomatic...
Cardinal Tagle said the agreement ensures that Chinese Catholic bishops "can exercise their episcopal task in full communion with the pope”
Dalai Lama calls for courage amid harsh COVID lockdown in Tibet
The Dalai Lama said the Tibetan people are now suffering under measures imposed by China to slow the spread of COVID-19
Filipinos fishing on frontline of China’s battle for disputed sea
The fishing ground, tapped by generations of Filipinos, is one of many potential flashpoints for military conflict over the South China Sea
Philippines to deport 40,000 Chinese workers in online gaming crackdown
China, which has previously called on the Philippines to ban all forms of online gambling, welcomed the latest crackdown
Church leaders, rights activists back Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen as court...
Cardinal Zen and five others are charged with failing to register properly a fund that provided legal aid to pro-democracy protesters
Hong Kong cardinal goes on trial over protest fund
Cardinal Zen, 90, was originally detained earlier this year under a national security law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong to quell dissent
Philippine climate campaigners urge China’s Xi to showcase renewable energy leadership
At the 2021 United Nations General Assembly, Xi made the policy announcement on coal projects, adding a pledge to deal with climate change
Hong Kong Cardinal Zen’s trial has been delayed due to COVID
Cardinal Zen, 90, was to have stood trial beginning Monday in connection to his role as a trustee of a pro-democracy legal fund
Pope Francis extends a hand to China
The pope will persevere in his attempt to dialogue with China, and, at the same time, China will continue to pressure religions
Report: Pope Francis sought to meet with Xi Jinping, but China...
A meeting of the two leaders would have been momentous; there has never been a meeting between a pope and a president of China